I have a latch on my RV6 that lets me open it a few inches, it came with the Meske tip up slider kit. I got it from aircraftextras.com, maybe you could contact them and see if they would just sell the latch.
I just looked at the pictures I actually have Another tip up/slider sold by aircraft extras, that comes with the intermediate latch.
can you please post and/or describe how they are actuated and unactuated?
I bought it here, they are VAF advertisers and awesome to deal with https://www.flyboyaccessories.com/Sliding-Canopy-Automatic-Latch-p/2101.htm
and you can see a video of how it works here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0BSlcYxU4M&feature=emb_logo
They also sell the extra part that goes on the frame rail if you want to stop it in two places like I did without having to buy two complete kits.
The standard 8 slider stop design is a small block of Delrin screwed to the top of the rail, that is just high enough to catch the roller angle, but short enough that you can slightly lift it over the block, using the slop in the roller/track. At least that is what I deduced from the rather vague drawing.
that's the extent of the drawings for the slider stop.
I bought the plans CD so I could peruse them when traveling, etc. on my tablet or PC.
This is what I do too until I find a more elegant solution for the side x sides. It works.Don't think that's gonna work on a 6. The tracks have the open side inward and the wheel truck will foul. It might not be elegant, but I just put a spring clamp on the track to keep the wheel from moving aft at about the 6" open point. When not in use, I clamp it to the armrest.
Ed Holyoke
Don't think that's gonna work on a 6. The tracks have the open side inward and the wheel truck will foul. It might not be elegant, but I just put a spring clamp on the track to keep the wheel from moving aft at about the 6" open point. When not in use, I clamp it to the armrest.
Ed Holyoke
Q: Will this work on other RV models?
A: No, the RV-8's sliding canopy tracks are set up differently from those on the side-by-side RV models. If you've got a side-by-side RV and want to add a stop for a cracked-open taxi position, the simplest way to do what you're trying to do is to get a small piece of low profile piano hinge and mount it on top of the canopy rail so that the hinge side overhangs the inboard side of the track. If done right, the hinge, when closed, is out of the way of normal canopy operation. When opened, the hinge falls down across the opening of the canopy track and blocks the canopy from sliding back. I don't have a kit for this at the moment, but it should be fairly easy to put together with off-the-shelf parts, so long as you're careful to choose fasteners that won't interfere with canopy operation.
Splurge and spend $10 for the plans and the construction manual on a USB Flash Drive:
https://shop.vansaircraft.com/cgi-b...030426-444-249&browse=videos&product=fd_plans